510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Vitek 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance

K080201510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 30, 200893-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.1645

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

bioMerieux, Inc. · LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation

Cleared on Apr 30, 2008 as substantially equivalent to K053097 (bioMerieux, Inc., 2005) after a 93-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2005. 1 of the 5 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 30, 2008
Review
93 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LON
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K053097 (2005). 3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 1 of the 5 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2011: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K050002 · Vitek 2 Compact · bioMerieux, Inc. · 2005 · recalledK053097 · Vitek 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin Screen · bioMerieux, Inc. · 2005 · Class I recall20052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants K053097 · Vitek 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin Screen · bioMerieux, Inc. · 2005 · Class I recall0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK053097 Vitek 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin ScreenbioMerieux, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled (Class I)
  2. This deviceK080201 Vitek 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2008
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK111909 Vitek 2 Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2011
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK260282 VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2026
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK181766 VITEK 2 AST-Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2018

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

Showing 3 of 3 · See all
  • K111909Vitek 2 Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2011 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K260282VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2026 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K181766VITEK 2 AST-Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2018 · 2 generations on0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K053097Vitek 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin ScreenbioMerieux, Inc.2005Class I
0 (this device)K080201Vitek 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc.2008—
+1K111909Vitek 2 Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc.2011—
+2K260282VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc.2026—
+2K181766VITEK 2 AST-Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc.2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201110
201810
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K080201, 2005–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new LON device

  1. #1 K260619 VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Cefepime (<=0.06 –…score 13.3 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
Get a 510(k) Report

What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K053097Vitek 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin Screen
Summary page 1
…ame: VITEK 2 AST-GP Inducible Clindamycin Resistance C. Predicate Device: VITEK 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin Screen (K053097). D. 510(k) Summary: VITEK® 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance is a qualitative test designed for antimicr…
bioMerieux, Inc.2005Class I
†K050002Vitek 2 CompactbioMerieux, Inc.20056

Also cleared against K053097: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K111909Vitek 2 Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc.20112

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K053097Vitek 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin ScreenbioMerieux, Inc. · 2005 · Direct predicate · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall, Class I.
  • Of its descendants, K111909 (bioMerieux, Inc., 2011) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K053097.

How does its category compare?

All LON devices

LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LON

5in 2025

2007: 192008: 72009: 82010: 12011: 82012: 102013: 72014: 42016: 32017: 102018: 42019: 82020: 52021: 52022: 82023: 112024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 4
2007high 19 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LON

90in 2025

2007: 50 days median2008: 66 days median2009: 76 days median2011: 85 days median2012: 200 days median2013: 115 days median2014: 90 days median2016: 242 days median2017: 89 days median2018: 88 days median2019: 84 days median2020: 81 days median2021: 268 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 210 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 146 days median
2007high 268 (2021) · low 50 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LON

1in 2025

2008: 12010: 1162011: 32012: 32014: 2, 2 Class I2016: 22017: 12018: 62019: 12020: 82022: 152024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 6
2007high 116 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LON

690in 2025

2007: 32008: 12010: 32011: 42012: 92013: 32014: 102015: 412016: 942017: 1972018: 5122019: 3152020: 2182021: 2322022: 1802023: 4532024: 4182025: 690
2007high 690 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LON, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007195003
200876611
200987600
20101—1163
201188534
20121020039
2013711503
20144902 (2)10
20150—041
20163242294
201710891197
20184886512
20198841315
20205818218
202152680232
2022818915180
2023112100453
20242—1418
20255901690
202641466—

What is it indicated for?

VITEK® 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance is designed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus species. VITEK 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance is a qualitative test. It is intended for use with the VITEK 2 and VITEK 2 Compact Systems as a laboratory aid in the determination of in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. The VITEK® 2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) is intended to be used with…

Read the full statement (103 words)

VITEK® 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance is designed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus species. VITEK 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance is a qualitative test. It is intended for use with the VITEK 2 and VITEK 2 Compact Systems as a laboratory aid in the determination of in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents.

The VITEK® 2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) is intended to be used with the VITEK® 2 and VITEK® 2 Compact Systems for the automated quantitative or qualitative susceptibility testing of isolated colonies for the most clinically significant aerobic gram-negative bacilli, Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., Streptococcus agalactiae,and S. pneumoniae.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K080201: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Inducible Clindamycin Resistance.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K080201

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026